English National Opera - The Pirates of Penzance

Batten down the hatches. Strike the colours. The pirates are back. The ENO’s smash-hit production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s swashbuckling farce returns shortly – and is set to get audiences toe-tapping along all over again.

With its witty dialogue, memorable melodies and more, The Pirates of Penzance opera is a timeless classic not to be missed. 

With its splendidly silly storyline, wild wordplay and well-loved songs, this Mike Leigh-created production of The Pirates of Penzance is irresistibly feel-good.

An apprentice pirate woos the Major General’s daughter, while his bungling buccaneer-shipmates try to outwit an equally inept party of policemen. Its vibrant staging brings out the sunshine in the story.